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Service Design Project: Creating a Mobile App for International Students in Project Based Learning / Course 2 (15 cr)

Code: HL00BU34-3023

General information


Enrollment

22.05.2023 - 13.08.2023

Timing

01.08.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Virtual proportion

8 op

RDI proportion

15 op

Mode of delivery

47 % Contact teaching, 53 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea Hyvinkää, liko

Campus

Laurea Hyvinkää

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

4 - 7

Degree programmes

  • Liiketalouden koulutus (HLB2), Laurea Hyvinkää (Finnish)

Teachers

  • Pyry Airaksinen
  • Marja Isokangas

Teacher in charge

Marja Isokangas

Groups

  • HLBW
    Kansainvälinen vaihto / Liiketalous, Hyvinkää
  • HLB222SA
    Liiketalouden koulutus, oikeudellinen osaaminen, monimuotototeutus, S22, Hyvinkää
  • HLB222SN
    Liiketalouden koulutus, päivätoteutus, S22, Hyvinkää

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate a Service Design project with service design methods
- develop sustainable practices in organisations

Teaching methods

Project content and implementation:
- Project is based on international collaboration with Brazilian and Paraguayan university students (Student Project Managers)
- Laurea Team´s task: Introduce and support Students in Brazilian University take part into project based learning See more information about WLC and our collaboration project: https://heicomp.com

TEAM´S MAIN TASK
Design and build Virtual Self-Study Course of How to Study Working Life related Project studies (Students view)!
- End product will be a mobile App which Laurea's Partner University builds (coding). Laurea team's main task is to design.

NOTE:
There are two Laurea Hyvinkää projects with similar content
HL00BU34-3021 /Tero Uusitalo
HL00BU34-3023 /Marja Isokangas (this implementation)
These two project teams will work closely together.

The project deliverables:
Application (final application will be built by a partner university, Laurea team designs and makes the plan)


Studying platforms: Teams, Miro & Canvas

HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT for WORKING LIFE? YOU WILL
- learn modern leadership skills in practice
- learn HR management and motivation
- learn service design methods, tools and mindset
- learn in a concrete way digital orientation process (useful competence in HR management) through planning the course for new project students
- expand your personal and international networks
- learn to work in multicultural environment

Location and time

Project team will meet on Tuesdays!

Learning materials and recommended literature

Theory studying in the project:
1.Self-study in Canvas (3 ects), Service Design / Double diamond
2.Theory base writing, 1500 words academic writing with references and applying part (3ects)

Alternative completion methods of implementation

All students are entitled to demonstrate their competence. The recognition and accreditation of prior competence is initiated by the students themselves. The competence is recognized and accredited by the teacher responsible for the studies or another person designated to the position. The assessment is carried out according to the same assessment criteria and, as a rule, same grading scale as that adopted for the corresponding study unit or module. The student is entitled to apply for accreditation of prior competence regardless of where, how and when the competence has been acquired. The student may also seek accreditation of competence to be acquired on the job as part of their degree (work-based learning).The student is responsible for demonstrating and verifying their competence and for providing sufficient information.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Working life partner:The HEIComp Project https://heicomp.com

Important dates

- Project Kick-Off day: 29.8.2023, 08:30-16:00
8:30-9:15 KickOff the project together with other team (Coaching Latin America Students Team 1).
9:15-12:30 Team roles (without supervisor) 12:30-16:00 KickOff continues with supervisors. ROOM: 3-16.
- 5.9. onwards project days on Tuesdays! (same day as 'Coaching Latin America Students Team 1' has, since the teams 1 and 2 work closely together)

According to the degree regulations (section 18) "students must be present for the first contact teaching session, or they must notify the responsible teacher of their absence to confirm they intend to participate in studies… Registration for the study unit will be rejected, if the student does not notify the teacher of being absent from the first contact teaching session or the reason for their absence cannot be considered justified." The first contact session in a project means the first meeting between the project team and the supervisor (pre-brief).


Project guidance is offered on a weekly basis. The student can compare the available guidance sessions in Timetable Engine and select those projects/studies that do not overlap.

Forms of internationality

Project based fully in international colloboration with following actors:
- HEIComp project (International consortium of universities: Brazil, Paraquay, Portugal, Romania and Finland)
- Direct communication with Brazil/Paraquay students
This project aims to bring students of Higher Education Institutions closer to companies and the job market. We will work very closely with Brasilian / Paraguain University Students and the output of project will be presented to management of Universities and their International Departments.
The project is suitable for exchange students.

Students workload

1 cr. = 26.7 h.

Content and scheduling

Aims of the project, to produce:
- Working Life Connected Course for Student Project Managers, Global Virtual Self-Study in English. Approved by HEIComp Project Manager Group by 12/2023. Published by 31.12.2023.

Further information for students

The study unit corresponds to the requirements of Bachelor's level education.

This study implementation is a P2P project meaning that the project is completed in a small group and guided by a teacher. Participating in the project requires attendance in the project guidance meetings and group meetings.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

“The evaluation of competence is based on the descriptions of objectives in the curricula, and the level of competence is assessed according to the evaluation criteria listed in the implementation plan for the studies.” (Laurea degree regulations).

Evaluation is discussed at the beginning of the project.

In this study unit the assessing of the competences will be done by using the criteria set for requirement level II.

Professional knowledge basis, information searching and reporting

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- analyse the acquired information, draw conclusions and combine theoretical knowledge with experiential knowledge

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- critically evaluate information and justify their actions with science-based knowledge

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- use professional concepts in a consistent manner and demonstrate their familiarity with the knowledge basis
- report and communicate in a professional manner

Professional practice and workplace development

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate the applicability of produced knowledge, skill or idea to other contexts as well as their impact
- anticipate needs of customers and/or co-operation partners

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- propose creative solutions at work
- promote professional co-operation and enhance customer and partner relationships

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- act independently taking into account the operating environment
- take responsibility for interaction with customers and/or co-operation partners and for responding to their needs

Teamwork skills, leadership and responsibility

To achieve grade 5 student must be able to
- evaluate and develop the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- evaluate the possibilities for utilising competence and plan their personal development and development of the team

To achieve grade 3 student must be able to
- act in a manner that promotes the team’s entrepreneurial and responsible approach to work
- describe the development of their competence in relation to the learning outcomes

To achieve grade 1 (or pass) student must be able to
- describe the significance of their actions for successful co-operation
- describe their competence in relation to the learning outcomes

“Students who has failed to demonstrate their competence in accordance with the approved level must supplement or retake their study attainment in a manner and schedule defined by the teacher of the study unit. In project studies, students must supplement the competence missing from the project’s learning outcomes, until their competence can be evaluated as passing.” (Degree regulations.)

Further information

The project provides similar competences as study units R0216 Service Design ja Corporate Social Responsibility. Thus if you have completed this study entity you can not include the these two in your degree.